This is it! The largest International Marine event will hold on this August in North of Indonesia, Bunaken. Sail Bunaken 2009 is jointly organized by the Ministry of Marine and Fishery Affairs, Provincial Administration of North Sulawesi, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Navy Force of Indonesia, supported by the Directorate General of Immigration and other government institutions. This event will break Guinness Book of Records in diving. There about 1.500 divers have been registered to dive around the Bunaken Sea Park.

But hey…this International Marine event not only to break trough Guinness Records, you can have much more interesting events. There about 10 events that you can participate at, such as, Sailing pass, Fly pass, Indonesian Fleet Review, Yacht Rally, Bunaken Expo & Festival, International Big Game Fishing “Kassal Cup”, Diving Competition & Festival, International Seafood Festival, Bunaken Trans Equatouring Celebes 2009, and Beach Games & Fun Games.

In Sailing pass and Fly pass event, there are 39 warships have been registered as participates in Sail Bunaken event 2009 from 26 states, 4 tallships and 162 yachts. This International Marine event will be officially opened by President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in teluk Manado. Sulawesi Utara.

Be sure you won’t miss this opportunity to be part of world history, so registered yourself to the official site of Sail Bunaken as participant. Of course you will get the sensation of exotic view of Bunaken Sea Park.

Indonesia’s geographical condition that consists of many islands, the development should be based to maritime. it is because Indonesia is the largest archipelago country covering more than 17,000 islands, both uninhabited and has a name, and that are uninhabited and do not have a name. Indonesia has a lengthened coastline about 81,000 km, after Canada. Indonesia has about 92 outer islands scattered in 19 provinces. Some 67 islands of which directly borders with other countries and 12 of them vulnerable island claimed by other countries. However, the development of Indonesia’s maritime has not concept well and effective. This is because every single problem that relating to the maritime arise, seem it is a normal attitude to the government responds with a defensive and reactive, without any managing.

Indonesian marine problem will respond if related to the issue of territory. The government attitude reflects that determines policy and society have not forward vision of Indonesia as an archipelago and also development based “land base oriented”. Therefore, the paradigm of fishery development that emphasizes the increased production only must be shifted to the increase of fishermen and their family welfare sectors as agro-industry.

For you who want to sail in the seas of Indonesia should be watchful. According to Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Republic of Indonesia, there will be a bad weather in some Indonesian seas can potentially happen at Natuna Sea, The Karimata, The Bangka Belitung, The Jambi, The Riau, The Aceh, The Nias, Indian Ocean in the West Nias to West Mentawai, The Lampung, Selat Sunda, The Java, Java Sea and Indian Ocean of Central Java.

Waves at Indoenesian sea are estimated with a high 3.0 to 1.5. The satellite had imagery in the position of North Philippines there will be a Tropical storm called “Molave”. Generally, the wind over the Indonesian region blow from east to west direction, with wind speed ranging between 3 to 25 knots. This condition gives opportunities the growth of bad cloud and rain around Indonesian seas. For more information about this you can find them out at Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Republic of Indonesia site.